June 1, 2025 By Katy Gorsuch, Education Specialist Green Sweat Bee by Alex Andes-Gascon, DNR Photo Contest 2019 It’s Sweat Bee Summer! We’ve covered sweat bees in a previous edition, but with the temperature rising, the temptation to return to our favorite …
June 1, 2025 by Sarah Witcher “Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it.” ~Russell Baker An Eastern box turtle cools off in the water, by Rebecca Bailey, 2023 DNR Photo Contest Imagine that you are a box turtle. You slowly meander …
May 30, 2025 Illegal and unlicensed operators cut corners and can leave customers out on a limb Maryland Licensed Tree Experts are credentialed and insured, performing a wide variety of jobs related to tree care and maintenance. Maryland DNR photo As …
May 29, 2025 Funds available to cover processing fees for donated deer Maryland DNR photo The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is now accepting applications for its 2025 venison donation grant program. Grant money is available to organizations to …
May 28, 2025 Kyle Beliczky holds up a large Chesapeake Channa, or northern snakehead, he caught while fishing in the Rhode River. Photo courtesy of Kyle Beliczky There are fun fishing adventures waiting out there and hopefully everyone can spend some time …
May 27, 2025 Angler Jeffrey Spicer caught this 32.25-inch Chesapeake Channa near Aberdeen on Mar 16, 2024, on his way to achieving a Master Angler Milestone Award under the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ FishMaryland program. Photo courtesy of …
May 23, 2025 Community volunteers help plant trees for stream restoration in Gwynn Falls Park in 2014. Maryland DNR file photo. The public is invited to join two focus group meetings to help assess the opportunities, challenges, and pathways forward to …
May 23, 2025 This silver maple at Green Ridge State Forest is the biggest Big Tree on Maryland public lands. Maryland DNR photo. To mark its centennial, the Maryland Big Tree Program is offering $500 to whoever can find the biggest tree in a state forest. …
May 22, 2025 Maryland Department of Natural Resources photo Largemouth bass are Maryland’s most popular freshwater sportfish. Found in lakes, and nontidal and tidal rivers throughout the state, many anglers enjoy fishing for them because of their size, the …
May 22, 2025 Next year’s blue crab stock assessment expected to inform management options, help better understand low juvenile recruitment Blue crabs await measurement during the 2024 winter dredge survey. Photo by Joe Zimmermann The Chesapeake Bay Blue …
May 21, 2025 Shawn Kimbro, recipient of 2025 Maryland Sport Fisheries Achievement Award. Photo by Brendan Felch, used with permission by Maryland DNR. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ Sport Fisheries Advisory Commission named writer Shawn …
May 21, 2025 Funding approved for DNR’s Program Open Space -Local projects Program Open Space – Local provides funds for local communities to provide public outdoor recreation access. Photo by Bob Julia, submitted to 2018 Maryland DNR Photo Contest. The …
May 21, 2025 Siblings Aiden and Mia Slattery teamed up to enjoy fishing for white perch together. Photo by Keith Lockwood There is a lot of great fishing to enjoy this week from western Maryland to the coastal regions. One fishing scene that will be …
May 20, 2025 A Maryland Department of Natural Resources staff member leads a demonstration at a free fishing clinic. Maryland DNR photo. Whether someone is just dipping a line for the first time or ready to jump back into the hobby of fishing, the Maryland …
May 19, 2025 Weekend and holiday reservations required at the two parks starting Saturday, May 24 Sandy Point State Park, Maryland DNR photo. Beginning today, visitors planning to attend Greenbrier State Park or Sandy Point State Park for Memorial Day …
May 19, 2025 Benchmark stock assessment completed this year estimates more than 12 billion oysters are in Maryland’s waters of the Chesapeake Bay Oysters sit in a bucket after being measured by Department of Natural Resources staff as part of the annual …
May 16, 2025 These horseshoe crabs landed at Chesapeake Beach on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay in 2024. Photo by Elizabeth Klein, Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Thousands of horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus) have begun landing on …
May 14, 2025 Kane Kaftol shows off his first fish, a bluegill sunfish that he caught while fishing with his dad at Gwynbrook Pond. Photo by Alex Kaftol The warmer weather of late spring beckons us all to explore the Maryland outdoors, and fishing is a …
May 12, 2025 Savage River State Forest. Maryland DNR photo. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is now seeking public comment on the proposed fiscal year 2026 annual work plans for the following state forests: Chesapeake/Pocomoke, Green Ridge, …
May 8, 2025 DNR staff tour Cypress Branch State Park in Kent County, currently the newest Maryland State Park. Maryland DNR photo. Now that the Maryland General Assembly legislative session has ended, the Department of Natural Resources is working to act …
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